Machan Alias Minion

The greatest irony in my life is that I thought doing my UG degree in SRM College is going to be fun UNLIMITED. Well yeah, I was that naïve back then. On our first day to college we had thousands of forms to be filled in by me, my parents, blood group test, in middle of all that chaos I saw her. I still remember because she was kind of cool, modern, and easily caught my attention.

There were only about 16 students in our class and almost everyone spoke and became friends. She came forward shared her FB id and we all did the same. She was actually a Guru to our entire class in one prospect and that is bunking the class. As newbies straight from 12th, we all had our fear of bunking the classes and so didn’t dare to do that. But she bunked her classes like a pro and that was an eye-opener to us and we started bunking simultaneously.

She is also a pro when it comes to calculating our attendance percentages every month so that we can bunk as many classes as we want to. Not a single semester had passed without her having to pay a condonation for attendance. And I being her best friend followed her path.

Though I had my friends circle, she was the one who could understand me for who I really am, notice my mood swings, and also my mental breakdowns which I had many during that time. She had her share of heartbreaks and all I wanted and did was to be a support system for her. She may seem modern, jovial, friendly, and rude to some people. But all I saw was that little innocent baby inside her. She still is.

I still remember our first fight, like other friends we did argue but just for a couple of minutes through texts for some lame shit and after the class, we spoke and understood what and where things went wrong. To date we haven’t had any fights, we will not have in the future too. The reason I believe in it strongly is that because we don’t argue to reply back, we acknowledge our differences in opinions in many things and choose to understand and support each other.

The one main positive point of having a best friend is that you get to have a new family. Her parents become your parents too. They are sweetest.

The night stays with her in my home, where she completely forgets I am her friend and talks for hours with my younger brother. Writing our records at the last moment and rushing to submit it. Calculating the attendance percentages like crazy, so that we can bunk more. Endless hours of gossips. Preparing for the semester exams in WhatsApp calls the entire night. Sharing the notes at the last minute and reading an entire chapter during our walk to the exam hall. To missing her terribly when we did our PG in different cities and work in different cities and many more memories to count.

I usually don’t call her by her name, I call her Machan or Minion because guess what, she is so cute, adorable and despicable just like minions. She will forever be my minion.

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Happy Weekend Everyone.

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Bubye :)

With love,

Abinaya.